Load binder



L. HAUBERT May 13, 1930.

LOAD BINDER Filed Dec, 19, 192'? leoffaacri,

ATTORNEYS Patented I May 13, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LEO HAUBERT, F TULSA, OKLAHOMA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-EIGHTH T0 LYMAN LEROY ROLLER, OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA LOAD BINDER Application filed December 19, 1927. Serial No. 241,123.

This invention relates to load binders of that class usually employed for holding loads of logs or the like on cars or trucks, etc., and aims, among other objects, to provide improved readily operable and releasable means for use in connection with a binding chain, whereby the latter may be tightened around the load, while one end of the chain is constantly held by the device and new bites or holds are taken and held as the device is operated to secure the maximum tightness to the chain.

The invention is an improvement on the load binder disclosed in my pending application filed April 14, 1927, and bearing Serial In the accompanying drawing, wherein I have shown the preferred embodiment of the invention Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the binder in position for taking up the slack in a chain.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view, partly in section showing the position of the parts when a new bite or hold is to be taken.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

' Fig. 4 is a detail View, similar to Fig. 3, showing the means for securing certain of the parts together.

3o Fig. 5 is a detail view of the chain-engagmg means.

Referring particularly to Fig. 1 of the drawing, the binder, there shown, comprises an operating handle 1, preferably formed of welded metal capable of withstanding the excessive strains to which the implement is subjected while in use. The handle is provided with an angularly formed active end 2 constituting an enlargement having a bifurcation 3 which thus provides a pair of spaced, forwardly-extending arms 4 having great strength and rigidity.

A pull rod 5 having a terminal eye 6 is pivoted within the bifurcation 3 adjacent to the inner ends of the arms 4, said eye being mounted on a pin 7 having its ends seated in the arms at a point somewhat removed from the longitudinal axis of the operating handle 1. The upper end of the pull rod 5 is provided with a conical head 8 forming a swivel connection with a tapered sleeve 9 having upstanding arms 10, the ends of which are brought together to form an eye 11 in which a link 12 is free to move. The other end of the link is connected to the eye of a hook 13 which may be employed in the usual manner, at times, if desired, by inserting the bill of the hook into the link of a chain, where it is not necessary to take new holds or bites on the latter for taking up slack.

The improved load binder is, however, designed to be used for taking up more slack in a chain than could be taken care of by a single movement of the operating handle and where the hook 13 would be used inthe ordinary manner as stated above without the necessity for disengaging the same from the chain while the latter is under tension. For this purpose the hook 13 is provided with a pair of spaced fingers 14 extending from one face thereof and at right angles to the same, the'inner opposed faces of the fingers being oppositely concaved, as clearly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing, to receive the rounded end of a link of a chain 15 when the next adjacent link is fitted between the fingers. The fingers are slightly curved downwardly toward their outer ends to cause the chain to hug in toward the bases of the fingers to prevent accidental displacement of the chain connection.

Trunnions 16, preferably of integral formation with the spaced arms 4 of the operating handle, extend outwardly in alinement with each other at the free ends of said arms and are adapted to swingably support a yoke or clevis 17. The clevis comprises spaced side members connected together near one end and having eyes 18 formed at their free ends, the eyes being provided with alined apertures having their outer ends oppositely bevelled to form seats 19, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

The trunnions 16 are initially provided with concave outer ends 20 and by bending or flexing the arms 4 of the handle member inwardly and the side members of the clevis outwardl the said eyes 18 of the latter may be assem led upon the trunnions, the parts then bent to normal positions, when the concave surfaces then facilitate the peening of the ends of the trunnions over to fit, as at 21, W1tl1 in the seats 19 to hold the parts in operative relation to each other with the outer ends of the trunnions substantially flush with the 5 outer faces of the eyes 18 (see Fig. 3). Thus,

the peellil g caneasily bedone while the trunnions are fcold. l i i Y The side members of the clevis are connected together adjacent to the outere'ndsthere 1' ofiand, inLthepresent example, one side memher is extended and formedjinto,a.n eye 22 to which is flexibly connected a chain hook 23 for the purpose of engaging the terminal-link or other portion of the chain, asindicated at 24. On that side ineniberof the clevis 17, havn y 2 ie e ther ei i p zexr d de enl'argernent 25,1' referably formed integrally therewith and havinga p air of spacedfingers 1 I26 extellidiiig from. the same. Thesefingers,

; like the uppen pairof fingers14ofthe hook '13, are termed with concaved surfaces tor the ijeceptien of, the links off the chain and are .lel s' y. rv d ew i' erd i t re eheut he ,iengtiis' to retain ,the .chain in engagement thereon. The fingeisge gare. arranged at, right angles, to. the .clevis and .proj ect from the side imei i e here fdh treeeHdS ett fin e ext n etewefll h 'QP r t-ing en i h ,n'andle andextendirig out .ztrom. the clevis so a b r a ly. e ie'ese by w 9 h lin ;of.tl1e cha in. 15.

" h -im lemen i eeeni lu ra Fisthe eit en n useii rb eei ng a ain on. e d le e e i h zlik t el ith att bounditogether as npgn a, car, truck .or the lilre. QYhen thus used the, chain 15 is brought around ,the logs ith the upper end 15 h ree p ssin detvn erdly shew.and

i il i -endreeeins pwardly, in erd h 40 ,the implement rnay be ,lo ntedon the side i n 0f thepi te f ei ita h manip llet e eft lere ,Wh leeten na Po fe i nd in rde tha th ame may be ree li/ re ase w th afe y t the .ep ra when .iinlea th le o the lik I i d e lea th lene hee t23 s ng in ,theiterminal or other ,linkof thejlower we e it ehe hbys reig e i e the implement in ,an obvious manner, the .iipn fin er .1 y h nga d w o e EEh li k -the-eni eeend .By pu l QQ J iin the handl i iwil ib eenthat t .Peint: e .e iseeemen a br u h .te var .e'eeh et e whe e i elink m y h en ag wit t e l we n e s 26 an i .e ree eo i ti n' is .e iee ee be ween the tw en no tions of the chain and the lever may ,be e ens, t e t e fin rs ere em hedi i -li heim r e mer lette 'unne dly to reachgth a point and be again ,engaged in i iei s lin a drew the letter it i we d y 1n same manner.

I wi renewe t a .unp finsie th lette fin e s 2.61am the h e are e i .siihste teei rviertieel linement wh fingers 26 without the necessity forcrossing the chain at any point. Another advantage lies the fact that the chain holding means are all located at one side of the operating handle so that the latter-maybe manipulated without any interference by the chain and a full swing of the handle may be obtained. The releasing operation may be accomplished by extending theimplement to engage the fingers limit the chain and drawing the lever :down U suiIiciently to release the chain from the fingers 26 and; then detaching the fingers 14.

Obviously the present inventionis notre- .stricted to the particular embodiment thereof zherein shownand described. hiioreovenit is .not indispensable thatall the features of the invention by ised conj ointly, since they may be employed advantageonsly in: various combinatitmjs and ,subcombinations.

. l Vhatis claimed is 1. An implement for binding loads comprising, .in, combination, an operating lever having a bifurcated end to (provide. spaced I arms integral, outstanding trunnions formed on the ends of the arms; a clevis pivotally me ntede sa d trunnion spa d fing s forme, d integrally on one side, of the clevis and extending transversely to the olevis; a l oo k connected to thefreer end of theclevis; apull bar-pivoted between thear-ms inspaced .relationto thetrunnions a hook swivelled on the free end of the bar; andspaced :fingers formed integrally on :the 'hook and extending daterally i from'. one side thereof.

2. An implement for binding loads comprising, in combination, an Operating :lever fhwing its ,activevend angularly stormed and bifurcated to provide spacedarms-toutstandv ing, alined trnnnions 7 formed integrally on the outer faces near the ends of the arms, each trunnion having its .end Wall initially on- ,caved; a olevis having spaced. sidesstraddling said a ms a d prev edwith ;termina1 eyes ,for the reception of the trunnions, saideyes hav ng bev led, annu ar seats :to permit the ,concaved endsof-the trunnions to ,be .peened .OY I i he in e; a lower .chain hook flexibly ,co nnectedtoone endoftheclevis; lowerchain engaging fingers formed on one side of the le s ex nding oward the free end of the lever; a pull bar ,piyoted between the spacedanms ,near their innerends; an upper a n :hQQk .si ive led t0 the tree end of the bar and having spacedfingersextending from one side thereof and normally at right angle t th low fi ge s wh n in operation.

3 Al mp men fo b nding loads comrising, i com i a ion, an op r ing lev r h ving bi ur ated aetivie nd; a pull bar pivoted in the bifurcation near the inner end thereof; an upper chain hook swivelled to the free end of the pull bar and having spaced, laterally-extending fingers to temporarily engage the links of an upper chain end; a depending olevis pivoted to the bifurcated end of the lever and having spaced fingers parallel to the lever to temporarily engage the links of said chain end when the lever is depressed; and a hook flexibly connected to the lower end of the clevis for connection to the lower chain end and to act as a fulcrum for the lever.

4. A load binder comprising, in combination, a hand lever; a clevis pivoted to the active end of the lever; a lower hook flexibly connected to the free end of the clevis and adapted to engage a lower chain end; a pull bar pivoted to the lever near the clevis; an upper hook swivelled to the free end of said bar; spaced, lateral fingers carried by the upper hook to engage the links of an upper chain end and draw the same down when the free end of the lever is depressed; and spaced fingers formed on the clevis adjacent to the pivots and extending parallel to and at one side of the lever to engage the links of the upper chain end when the same are drawn downwardly.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature.

LEO HAUBERT. 

